Egy patinás egyetem díszdoktora lett Sting, egyből dalra is fakadt

Sting sajátosan köszönte meg, hogy őt és feleségét megtisztelő címmel illette Amerika egyik legrégebbi egyeteme: a My One and Only Love című, klasszikus jazz dalt énekelte el.

Thank you @brownu for having @theofficialsting and me to receive honorary degrees. Such a special weekend celebrating with you all and speaking about Maven Pictures and the wonderful work of @rainforest_fund and @unicef_uk . #Brown2018

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A május 27-i ceremónián, mely az 1764-ben alapított Brown Egyetem 250. avatási napja is volt egyben, díszdoktori elismerésben részesült a házaspár. A Nobel-díjas fizikus, J. Michael Kosterlitz is büszkélkedik már ilyen címmel, melyet a muzsikus és párja kivételesen nem a zenei teljesítménye miatt érdemelt ki.

Brown’s 250th Commencement set for Sunday, May 27⠀ ⠀ Sunday’s procession and University Ceremony on the College Green cap Brown’s three-day celebration of Commencement and Reunion Weekend. #Brown2018 #BrownReunion #CampusDance (? in bio) ⠀ ⠀ ???????????????⠀ ⠀ Brown President Christina Paxson will preside over the University’s 250th Commencement on Sunday, May 27, on the College Green. The ceremony concludes Brown’s three-day Commencement and Reunion Weekend, which will bring more than 10,000 people to College Hill.⠀ ⠀ Brown Commencements have been major events for University guests and Providence residents since the 18th century — many events and exhibitions on Saturday, May 26, and Sunday, May 27, are open to the public. A summary of the weekend’s main events follows here, and additional information and updates are available on the 2018 Commencement website.⠀ ⠀ Many of the weekend’s Commencement events — including the Baccalaureate Service on Saturday, the procession on Sunday and both the College and University ceremonies on Sunday — will be streamed live on the web via Brown’s Live Webcast page.⠀ ⠀ Graduates and attendees can download a smartphone app with complete information on how to navigate campus during a weekend packed with events.⠀ ⠀ Continue reading at news.brown.edu (? in bio) #BrownUniversity

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Trudie Styler és férje, az ex-Police-frontember még 1987-ben hozott létre egy környezetvédő szervezetet, melynek Rainforest Fund a neve, feladata pedig az esőerdők védelme.

Repost from @rfund partner @giveclearwater. Together with the #indigenous people, building rainwater tanks to bring access to clean water in oil affected communities in the #amazon #ecaudor is a reality. — Atop oil pipelines slicing through the rainforest sits the daughter of the ClearWater coordinator for the Waorani indigenous community of Yawepare in northeastern Ecuador. Her dad helps build rainwater catchment systems to provide access to water that won’t make kids like her sick. Her cuteness conceals the terrible impact her ‘jungle gym’ has caused families in this area…

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Az ünnepség előtt az intézmény közel 2800 hallgatója a providence-i First Baptist Church-be látogatott, majd már a campusban csendült fel a jellegzetes orgánum, tette hozzá a Ksat.